SJRES 62
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
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Bill overview
This joint resolution seeks to overturn a rule issued by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) concerning the North Dakota Field Office’s Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan. The rule, finalized in January 2025, updated the 1988 plan and included changes to oil and gas development and coal leasing. Congress is using the Congressional Review Act to disapprove this BLM rule, effectively nullifying its provisions.
Key provisions
- Congress disapproves the BLM rule.
- The rule’s provisions will have no legal effect.
- The resolution targets a specific BLM rule regarding resource management in North Dakota.
- It utilizes the Congressional Review Act for disapproval.
- The rule was issued on January 14, 2025.
Who is affected
- Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
- Landowners in North Dakota
- Oil and gas companies operating in North Dakota
- Coal companies operating in North Dakota
- The public affected by BLM resource management decisions in North Dakota
Notable changes
- The resolution aims to reverse changes to oil and gas development and coal leasing policies within the North Dakota Field Office.
- It specifically targets modifications made to the 1988 Resource Management Plan.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
S. J. RES. 62
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JOINT RESOLUTION
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management
relating to North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource
Management Plan
.
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan
(issued January 14, 2025, as a record of decision and approved resource management plan, and a letter of opinion from the Government Accountability Office dated June 25, 2025, printed in the Congressional Record on June 26, 2025, on pages S3556–S3558, concluding that such record of decision and approved resource management plan is a rule under the Congressional Review Act), and such rule shall have no force or effect.